Hubspot (a leading developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service) recently released their Social Trends for 2021 and they align with much of what we have seen happening locally. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share one of these five trends we recommend you put into action in the year ahead.
Trend One: Build The Sales Funnel, Social Is Only One Piece
Often we see our customers’ journey to purchase as a straight line. Traditionally the sales funnel was shallow, now it is far deeper and more complex. Social media is one aspect of it as Chris Campbell, CEO of ReviewTrackers explains
“Social media is a piece of the customer journey, and rarely is it going to be a straight line from social awareness to customer. Social is used as a part of a customer’s research process; it’s a touchpoint that takes them through the buying funnel.”
The more clarity you have on what this journey looks like for your customer, the easier you can make it for them to choose you. Integrating your social media feeds into a customer relationship management (CRM) system is the only way to know how effective your social media marketing is and quantify the return on your investment.
This is the first of our five part series on Social Trends for 2021 based on the recently released research from Hubspot (a leading developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service).
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